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Technical Assistance and Procurement Opportunities – City Partners

The Deep South Economic Mobility Collaborative has partner cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Services provided by the cities include technical assistance, business support and procurement opportunities. City contacts are also available to connect entrepreneurs to other local resources.

Alabama
City of Birmingham
Dept of Innovation & Economic Opportunity
Coreata Houser, Deputy Director of Innovative & Economic Opportunity
coreata.houser@birminghamal.gov
205-254-2799

City of Montgomery
Economic & Community Development
Desmond Wilson, Director of Economic Development 
dwilson@montgomeryal.gov

Arkansas
City of Little Rock
Mayor’s Office
Tennille Grant, Lead for Economic Development 
gtennille@littlerock.gov

Louisiana
City of Baton Rouge
Mayor’s Office
Veneeth Iyengar, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
viyengar@brla.gov
202-421-1297

City of New Orleans
Economic Development
Jeff Schwartz, Director of Economic Development
jeschwartz@nola.gov
504-658-4954

Mississippi
City of Jackson
Planning Department
Jhai Keeton, Deputy Director of Economic Development 
jkeeton@jacksonms.gov
601-540-2226 

Tennessee
Office of Business Diversity and Compliance
JoAnn Massey, Director
joann.massey@memphistn.gov

 

Technical Assistance and Procurement Opportunities – Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Given their embeddedness in these communities, HBCUs are uniquely positioned to promote economic mobility. Similar to the partner cities, Deep South Economic Mobility Collaborative HBCUs will provide technical assistance, business support and procurement opportunities. To learn more about the specific services and opportunities offered by each HBCU, contact the representative listed below.

Alabama
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
Arthur Brigati, Vice President of Institutional Advancement
ajb@miles.edu
205-929-1448

Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Andrea Rogers Mosley
Director SBDC and PTAC
arprice@alasu.edu
334-604-5723

Arkansas
Philander Smith College
Little Rock, AR
Charles King, Vice President of Institutional Advancement
cking@philander.edu
501-370-5392

Louisiana
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Ada Womack-Bell, LSBDC Director 
abell@louisianasbdc.org
225-771-2891

Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
Contact Information Coming Soon

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Rae Borden, Deputy Chief of Staff
rborden@xula.edu
504-520-7539

Mississippi
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Rickey Jones, Director Small Business Center
rickey.d.jones@jsums.edu
601-979-1100

Tougaloo College
Jackson, MS
Contact Information Coming Soon

Tennessee
LeMoyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Teresa Jones, Grants/Compliance Officer
teresa_jones@loc.edu
901-435-1768

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